Chapter 197: Dragon-Level Meteor Falls, Mysterious Hero Saves the Day

Several days later, morning light filtered through the curtain gaps, casting dappled shadows across the bedroom.

Rojie had just finished an intense exchange with Mosquito Woman and was about to rest for a moment.

A shrill alarm suddenly blared.

Mosquito Woman curled under the blankets, mumbling drowsily: “What’s going on?”

Rojie remained calm as ever: “Nothing. Go back to sleep.”

He gazed out the window at the sky, quickly recalling the original story’s plot.

Based on the timeline, it was likely the meteor capable of triggering a Dragon-level disaster heading straight for City Z.

At that moment, his phone rang.

Rojie answered the call; Dr. Genos’s anxious voice came through the speaker: “Boss, a meteor’s heading for City Z—get out of here!”

“When it hits, City Z will vanish from the map.”

Rojie chuckled lightly, indifferent: “Panicking like this? Unbecoming.”

“It’s just a little rock.”

“No need to run—I’ll slap it away with one hand.”

In the lab, Dr. Genos heard Rojie’s voice over the phone and relaxed.

Though in his view, even an S-class hero would struggle to stop the destructive impact of that meteor.

But hearing Rojie’s confident words, his unease gradually faded.

After all, he had witnessed Rojie’s spatial abilities firsthand.

No matter how powerful the meteor’s impact, as long as it was teleported elsewhere, the crisis would resolve itself.

After hanging up, Rojie stood, pulled on his coat, and looked toward the sky.

In the original story, Saitama shattered the meteor with one punch, but the falling debris still caused major damage to City Z and drew public condemnation toward Saitama.

That was because Saitama was a true hero.

If it were Azu, anyone blaming him would have their heads vaporized by heat vision.

…

Meanwhile.

After the Hero Association issued an emergency summons, Genos and Bangku, the third-ranked S-class hero, appeared almost simultaneously on the rooftop of City Z’s tallest building.

At that moment, both looked up at the sky.

A meteor blotting out the heavens hurtled downward, engulfed in blinding fire, its fiery trail slicing through the heavens.

As it drew closer to the ground, its descent speed grew even more terrifying.

Bangku frowned deeply, his gaze grave: “It’s unlikely human strength can stop this meteor.”

The sheer terrifying scale of the meteor alone was enough to induce despair.

But Genos said: “How can Itachi know it can’t be stopped if Itachi haven’t tried?”

In his view, even if he himself couldn’t halt the meteor’s fall,

his teacher Saitama and senior Rojie—

they would surely manage it.

Still, Genos refused to rely solely on others.

He stared at the incoming meteor, determined to use his upgraded weapons and give everything to protect the city.

At that moment, footsteps sounded at the rooftop entrance.

A figure in a tattered cloak, bald-headed, walked slowly forward.

Bangku narrowed his eyes warily and growled: “Who are Itachi?”

“Why aren’t Itachi evacuating? Why come here now?”

Genos shouted loudly: “Teacher Saitama!”

Bangku, hearing this, widened his eyes and stared at the ordinary bald man before him.

This was actually the teacher of S-class hero Genos?

Saitama said nothing—only suddenly pushed off the ground with both feet.

The floor cracked instantly like a spiderweb; shards of stone flew as his figure blurred upward like a streak.

Amid the shriek of torn air, Saitama’s body shot to the underside of the meteor.

“Don’t land on my house!”

Saitama roared and swung his fist with all his might.

BOOM!

A deafening explosion erupted midair; Saitama’s fist slammed directly into the meteor’s core, instantly tearing the colossal mass apart with terrifying force.

Brilliant light burst forth; a shockwave expanded in a ring from his position, scattering all high-altitude clouds.

The massive meteor shattered into countless fragments, trailing fiery tails, raining down upon the city below.

Saitama watched the impending disaster below, his face twitching with dark lines: “Damn it. Messed up.”

At this critical moment, a voice rang out.

“How reckless of Itachi.”

Hearing that familiar voice, Saitama relaxed.

Rojie appeared in the sky.

His silhouette blocked the sun, appearing as a dark shadow, visible only by his pale purple Rinnegan eyes.

Rojie clapped his hands and roared: “Earth Release: Planet Smash!”

Instantly, a black sphere materialized high above.

Terrifying gravitational force erupted from the black sphere; the scattered meteor fragments changed direction, rushing upward in unison.

To everyone’s stunned gaze, the fragments reformed into a single massive meteor, hovering before Rojie.

On the ground, Bangku stared wide-eyed, voice filled with disbelief:

“Who is that?”

“He’s manipulating a meteor?”

Genos’s electronic eye scanned rapidly, exclaiming: “That’s… Senior Rojie!”

“I never expected Senior Rojie had this kind of ability!”

Genos was deeply astonished.

In his view, the two seniors he knew, though both terrifyingly powerful, were utterly different.

His teacher Saitama faced every opponent with nothing but a single punch.

It carried the essence of ultimate simplicity.

But Senior Rojie was the opposite—his abilities were endless and varied.

Each ability was immensely powerful.

To Genos, this pointed clearly to two distinct paths.

At that moment, Saitama landed back on the rooftop, unharmed, brushing nonexistent dust off his body, nonchalantly saying:

“Genos, let’s go home.”

Genos stared at the meteor still hovering overhead, urgently: “Teacher, the meteor’s still there!”

Saitama waved his hand, calm as ever: “Rojie will handle it.”

Sure enough, Rojie used gravity to slowly guide the meteor toward the remote outskirts of City Z.

Eventually, the meteor settled quietly on an uninhabited wasteland, becoming a small hill.

…

Night blanketed the city; Rojie lounged on the sofa.

The TV switched to a special report on the meteor incident.

On screen, his figure hovering in the sky, manipulating the meteor, was replayed repeatedly—behind him, countless fragments spiraled in gravity, resembling a god descending upon mortals.

“Today, City Z faced a Dragon-level meteor disaster—mysterious hero appeared and turned the tide…”

Perhaps because Rojie’s presence was too conspicuous, many had seen him floating in the sky.

His contribution was not credited to any other S-class hero, but instead labeled to the mysterious hero “Meteor Man.”

The Hero Association announced at a press conference their sincere invitation for the mysterious hero “Meteor Man” to join.

As for Saitama, his feat of smashing the meteor with one punch, just like in the original story, was credited to Genos and Bangku.

The true MVPs were the mysterious hero “Meteor Man” and the two S-class heroes.

The C-class hero “Bald Cloak Man” was merely there to mooch off the glory.

A lucky slacker.

(End of Chapter)